Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] [vb past] he [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 The man heard or sensed him at the last moment and turned with his hands coming up to a fighting stance but Maxim feinted through them and hit him low in the stomach .
2 A sudden flurry of shots rang out from the direction of the cainca , confirming the older man 's prediction , and without further argument the two boys turned and followed him into the jungle at a run .
3 ‘ The Protection Police arrived and took him off the Otso .
4 Then , when he sought to take the oath , the House itself refused and excluded him on the dubious ground that , being an atheist , he could not swear .
5 The cabby refused and grabbed him by the arm , at which point the robber pulled free and ran off .
6 As he tried to grab me , I feinted , slipped back to make him follow me , knowing he would think I was afraid , and then I let him have a classic straight left that hit him on the point of the jaw .
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